Description
These soft-baked chocolate cake mix cookies are so tender and fudgy! They’re quick to make from a box of chocolate cake mix and a few easy ingredients. Get creative with your favorite mix-ins!
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25oz) Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
- 2 tablespoons (10g) Hershey’s Special Dark or natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons (10ml) pure vanilla extract
- 1 bag (7.6oz) Reese’s Minis unwrapped peanut butter cups, chopped in half
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips or chocolate chips, (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients (except the mix-ins) and mix until well combined. The dough will be thick. Add the mix-ins (Reese’s and chocolate chips) and mix by hand with a spatula.
- Use a large cookie scoop to portion out the dough and place the cookies about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes. The center of the cookies should be slightly under-baked but not too gooey. Use a toothpick inserted into the center of a cookie to check for doneness.
Notes
- This is based on a Duncan Hines Cake Mix which is 15.25 oz. For a 13.25oz cake mix, add 1/2 cup flour in addition to the cocoa powder in the recipe. Different varieties of cake mix (fudge vs triple chocolate etc. will produce different results).
- Optional add-ins:
- ¾-1 cup chocolate chips of any kind
- ¾ cups M&Ms
- Any chopped candy bars
- Sanding sugar: Roll the portioned dough in Sparkling sugar before baking, which gives the cookies a really nice crunch
- Storing:
- To store. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.
- Freeze. These cake mix cookies can be frozen for up to one month.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 249
- Sugar: 18.2 g
- Sodium: 374.5 mg
- Fat: 10.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 35.8 g
- Fiber: 1.3 g
- Protein: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 66.7 mg